We are now receiving many calls for warm clothing for the children. If anyone has winter snowsuites or other warm clothing ,boots & shoes they wish to donate to SSVP , please call the Parish and SSVP will pick up the clothing left at the Rectory.

There are notices on the bulletin boards of St.Mary’s Church to ask the members of St.Mary’s if they would again sponsor families this Christmas. The forms to be returned to SSVP via the Rectory or collection baskets used at the Masses.

On October 22nd all the members of SSVP are asked to come to the St. Mary’s church’s chapel at 4pm for a photo-shoot.

The next meeting for SSVP will be on November 24th at 1pm in the chapel.

JoAnne McPherson (President of SSVP)

The Installation Ceremony on September 13th for new members was well received at Mass. At the Thank You Luncheon hosted by SVDP for the parish, 25 parish members enjoyed the delicious lunch! The room had several tables full of information about SVDP and their service to the community of Lindsay. The information will be on display again at the next coffee Sunday.

In the Month of September, members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul celebrate his feast day and Frederic Ozanam, the main founder of the society.

On September 13, 2009 following the 11 a.m. Mass, an appreciation lunch will be hosted by the members of S. S. V. P. to thank the Parish for the enormous support the Society has received throughout the years.

The collected donations from the food drive goes to the Kawartha Lakes Food Source (KLFS). The Central Food Cupboard (CFC) receives a “fair share.”

Five churches support the CFC. They are St. Mary’s Church, Bethel Missionary Church, Queen Street United, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian and St. Paul’s Anglican. Together these churches supply the CFC with funds and volunteers.

The society of St. Vincent de Paul has 25 members working at the CFC monthly. SVDP needs the Parish of St. Mary’s assistance in making this year the best food drive to date.

Pictures from 2008 program.

There are two ways to assist:
(1) Place food donations in bags or boxes outside the front door for the morning of the pick-up before 9 a.m.
(2) Become a volunteer -join a team, or bring your own team of three (driver with car if possible) to collect the food. The driving assignments start at 8 a.m. for the teams.

Students are very welcome.

Food Group – Baking Needs:
Item NeededAlmonds, Walnuts Coconut, Oatmeal Sugar: White, Brown, IcingSyrup: Pancake, CornMilk : Carnation, SkimMixes: Cake, Muffin, PuddingPie Fillings, Cake Icing, Jell-OFlour, Corn Starch, Baking Soda Spices, Salt

Canned Fruits & Vegetables:
Cranberry Sauce, Peaches, Pineapple Fruit Cocktail, Mandarin Oranges
Pork & Beans, Potatoes, Mushrooms, Corn,
Yellow Beans, Green Beans, Variety Beans, Peas, Tomatoes, Tomato Paste, Tomato Sauce
Canned Fish & Meat: Tuna, salmon, chicken, ham

Beverages:
Apple Juice, Tea, juice Boxes
Perk Coffee, Instant Coffee, Hot Chocolate
Packaged – Soups/Sauces/Dinners
Soups: Tomato, Vegetable, Habitant
Chicken Noodle, Packaged Soup
Soup Stock
Ready to Serve
Pasta: Instant Noodles, Spaghetti Sauce, Kraft Dinner, Side Kick’s, Hamburger Helper

Bead/Grain
Crackers, Soda Biscuits, Cereal
Oatmeal
Minute Rice, Long Grain Rice
Dry Pasta

Toiletries
Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Diapers (adult/child)
Deodorant, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste

Miscellaneous
Ketchup, Mustard, Relish
BBQ Sauce, Salad Dressing
Pop-Corn
Gravy
Pickles, Olives
Peanut Butter
Parmesan Cheese
Coffee Filters

Baby Needs
Formula Pabulum
Jars of Food Diapers

Kid’s Lunch
Cookies
Jell-O/Pudding/Fruit Cups C
heese Whiz
Granola Bars
Jam (all varieties)
Applesauce

Unable to accep – For food safety reasons, we cannot use:
rusty or unlabeled cans
homemade items
non-commercial canned or packaged items
alcoholic beverages , mixes or soda
open or used items

ST. VINCENT de PAUL will have a truck available in the church parking lot to collect clean clothing in good condition; clean rags -clearly labelled RAGS; shoes and boots. No APPLIANCES or FURNITURE will be accepted at this time.

Hours of truck loading are: 3 Oct. Saturday 4 – 6:30p.m. and 4 Oct. Sunday 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Thank you all for your support.

An answering machine service will hold the messages. The messages will be monitored Monday, Wednesday and Friday by our volunteers with a follow-up call returned as soon as possible. Please speak slowly, leaving your name, number and address with a short message as to why you are calling.
Executives for 2008-2011

President: Jo-Anne McPherson Past President: Florence O’Neil
Secretary: Noreen Brasier
Treasure: Marie Young
Membership: 48 active and associates members

Meetings:
The date of the meeting to be held monthly will be the second Thursday of each month, September through to June. The location of meeting is the rectory library , commence at 1 p.m . – 2 p.m. Please refer to notices in the church bulletin in regard to changes to the meetings.

Duties:

1. Members to visits homes of clients to assess how best to service their needs.
2. To share in the operation of the Central Food Cupboard by giving of their time on Monday and Friday mornings in a four week rotation once a month .
3. To assist in the Christmas Programs : the Parish Adopt-A-Family Program , Be An Angel Giving Tree Program , the Catholic School’s Adopt-A-Family Program , the preparation of food and gifts for families and the disbursement of the hampers from Saint Mary’s School gym , to name a few of the many responsibilities .
4. Hold the collection box at all church doors on the first weekend of every month.
5. To record S . S . V . P. monthly collections in the Saint Joseph’s Room after the Mass.
6. All members to participate in food drives programs which support our work at the Central Food Bank:
   1. Loblaw’s’ food drive days in the summer, fall or winter holidays in which members supple food bags to customers to fill as a food donation.
   2. On the annual Latter Day Saints Church food drive, a team of members assist in the canvassing of the town of Lindsay in October.
   3. Members would take time period to collect cash at difference locations on Tag days organize by the Food Source Warehouse throughout the year.
   4. Participate in St. Mary’s Food Drive in June, July & August to support the Central Food Bank
   5. Volunteers help sort food being delivered to the Food Source Warehouse weekly.
   6. Volunteers, adult and students, to deliver and package food coming from the Food Source to the Central Food Cupboard on the 1st Thursday of the month ( Queen St. Annex Building ).
   7. Assist in the collection of clean clothes and clean rags, shoes and boots for S.S.V.P. store October 3, 2009 Church parking lot (before Saturday’s Mass and Sunday’s Masses).

Funding:

1. Monthly donations are collected by volunteers at all doors on the first weekend of every Month.
2. The use of special envelopes throughout the year and at Christmas time.
3. Loose cash and envelope donations deposited in the slot boxes at the church front doors entrance.

Alternate Grace before Meals
Gracious God, thank you for this food. Bless the people who grew it, prepared it, served it, and those with whom we share. We ask this in your name, Lord. Amen.

Prayer from the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul (Sept. 27)

God our Father,
you gave Vincent de Paul
the courage and holiness of an apostle for the well-being of the poor
and the formation of the clergy.
Help us to be zealous
in continuing his work.
Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Request for Prayers

As members of the SSVP, we ask all to pray for our Society and its members and clients, so that we may continue our work with humility and respect for human dignity, assessing needs without judgment, while truly bearing witness to the love that God has for all people, especially those most in need.

We also wish to offer spiritual encouragement whenever appropriate. We encourage clients to speak with a member of the local clergy about their spiritual health and growth.

We encourage them and their family to return to their church, if they are not already practicing, or to become involved in ours or one of the churches in our area.

We encourage them to bring their children to church or Sunday school.

As Vincentians, this implies that we:

• See Christ in anyone who suffers.
• Come together as a family.
• Have personal contact with the poor.
• Help in any possible way.

Purpose of the Society

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul provides emergency help for people in difficult circumstances, whether in need of food, clothing, medication, or threatened with eviction or discontinued utilities. Assistance from the SSVP is not intended to be a means of continuing support. We encourage people to become self-sufficient.

St. Mary’s Conference

In Lindsay, the SSVP was formed in 1923, and presently has 30 active members. We unite our work with students, parishioners, and friends and with volunteers from five local churches at the Central Food Cupboard on Monday and Friday mornings. As well, we provide assistance by phone and our extensive Christmas basket program, adopt-an-angel and giving tree.